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Whananaki bar Surf Forecast
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Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 775 | 775 | 775 | 651 | 670 | 601 | 539 | 481 | 445 | 455 | 1512 | 1889 | 1818 | 1680 | 1674 | 1674 | 1237 | 1061 | 1143 | 1126 | 1387 | 1607 | 2235 | 3953 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 1.74 | 11:53PM 1.79 | 12:04PM 1.66 | 12:42AM 1.73 | 12:54PM 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:20AM 0.48 | 5:34PM 0.40 | 6:06AM 0.56 | 6:20PM 0.47 | 6:55AM 0.62 | 7:10PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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